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American Grocery ListFrom writer Elan Mudrow, a very American, very satirical grocery list — not the foods we know we want to or should buy, but the foods we actually do.
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An Open Letter to the Female Hat-Wearing Dog From “Go Dog, Go”“Wear a hat you love and if he doesn’t like it? F*#% him.” Raquel D’Apice shares advice for the protagonist in P.D. Eastman’s classic children’s book.
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A List Of Things In Literature, Music, and Art That Are Actually Metaphors For Women“Haha what? Noooooo, this song isn’t about you. It’s about a literal venus flytrap plant that eats literal insects. It’s not because you crushed my spirit like an ant beneath your shapely foot.” This guide lists men’s metaphors for women.
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Zounds, Alack, and By My TrothShakespeare enthusiast Ben Sawyer transforms some of the Bard’s most memorable scenes and sonnets into offbeat, hilarity-filled webcomics.
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On Math, Teaching, and the Magic of Bad Drawings: A Conversation with Ben Orlin
The math-enthusiast-cum-educator deploys his hilarious, insightful stick figures to talk about his work and his blog.
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Awesomely LuvviePopular humorist Luvvie Ajayi has been blogging for over 13 years. On Awesomely Luvvie, she skewers all things pop culture. “I thoroughly enjoy doling out side-eyes and there is never a shortage of people and foolishness to judge.”
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An Open Letter To My Alternate PasswordKatie Hoffman expresses her love for her second password: “You’re the special one, with your nonsensical combination of symbols, numbers, and upper- and lowercase letters. Do you know how many times I’ve clicked, ‘Forgot my password,’ and entered my mother’s middle name and the city I was born for you?”
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Scott Woods Makes ListsScott Woods is a librarian, author, poet, and critic who runs one of the most successful poetry open mics in the American Midwest. At Scott Woods Makes Lists, he compiles lists, writes mostly as a satirist, and comments on current events, popular culture, and other issues.
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Penguins, Broccoli and the Secret of BloggingEvery blogger might occasionally feel stuck for ideas. In this post, Bun Karyudo takes us on a hilarious journey through a recent bout of writer’s block. (Spoiler alert: there’s a happy ending!)
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Wrong HandsWrong Hands is the site of Canadian artist and cartoonist John Atkinson.
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Cartoonist Drew Dernavich on Humor, Craft, and Drawing for The New Yorker
A conversation with award-winning cartoonist Drew Dernavich, who was involved with two book projects recently, including his first children’s book.
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Food for the ThoughtlessIf you sent David Sedaris to culinary school, you might end up with someone a bit like Michael Procopio — a writer with a keen eye for the foibles of humanity, a knack for blending humor and pathos, and a killer recipe for pork chops and applesauce.
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“For a time I felt like the unhappiest guy in the world, using all sorts of drugs to cope with the simple reality I had yet to find: That everyone hurts. Everyone is dealing with something. Yes, it took a show on HBO to teach me that. It was Garry Shandling’s show.”
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Depression ComixIllustrator Clay Jonathan explores the daily struggles of living with mental illness through his drawings at Depression Comix.
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34 Reasons to Stop Writing ForeverAuthor Nathaniel Tower just turned 34 — which is the perfect moment for any non-bestselling writer to enumerate their (hilarious) shortcomings and spectacular failures.
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